Thanksgiving Pictures

I finally loaded the pictures from Thanksgiving! Enjoy!

Here Boopy convinced GG Cedarholm to color with her. I don't think it took too much convincing.

Big Boy was thrilled that Grandma & Grandpa Vaughn had a toy box set up for the kids. A favorite treat was the electric train set! It even made a presence at the dinner table!

Little Miss Boopy, who really thinks she is in charge, insisted on being a helper in the kitchen. I'm certain that the mashed potatoes tasted better simply because she helped stir them!

A nice family dinner.

Notice the train box? Boopy wanted me to take a picture of her taking a yummy yummy bite of turkey. Yes, she's the girl who eats everything and anything. Papa and I feel bad for her future dates!

Big Boy couldn't be out shined! A great job for a boy who is super picky! I was very proud that he tried the items we requested.

All in all a very nice relaxing Thanksgiving! Here's hoping that you all had a great one too!

Pictures Catch Up - the neverending saga continues...

So I promised that I'd share pictures from Grandma Vaughn's company picnic a week or so ago and I'm finally putting them up! Papa Vaughn had to work but the kids and I had a great time playing at the park with Grandma & Grandpa Vaughn. The picnic was held at the same place as last year. Like last year, they had a clown, face painting and of course there had to be a ride on the train and merry-go-round! Overall the kids had a ball!

Getting faces & arms painted. Of course, Boopy wanted a ladybug and Big Boy wanted a firetruck!

The clown made them ballon animals. Boopy was able to get a ladybug bracelet. Big Boy settled for a cool snake since the clown didn't know how to make a firetruck balloon.

Giving Grandma Vaughn some love. Grandpa spent much of his time helping man the bbq.

When it was time to eat I had a small discussion with Boopy about clean hands for eating. These hands aren't really that dirty, right?

And this is how they got so dirty. Not sure how Big Boy stayed as clean as he did.

A bit more playing.

My handsome little man. He LOVED the train ride as usual!

Can't forget the merry-go-round ride!

Been working...

I've been working on more picture sets. Slowly starting to catch up. Check out the latest on my photo blog. Other than that, the kids and I are going to my mother-in-laws company picnic in Los Gatos tomorrow. Sunday will be spent on pictures, painting the trim in Papa's and my room and picking up a new bed for Boopy. That's right the great room switchero has led it's way to getting new beds for the kids. We picked up Big Boy's bed Wednesday night. Thanks to may friend, "Mother" Michelle, we got a super deal through craigslist! We pretty much saved nearly $700 on each bed! I'll be sure to share pictures of the beds in their rooms once we get to that point in the room switching.

So, go have a wonderful weekend, think of my parents as they go out to support the Deckers tomorrow. Be safe, kiss and hug the ones you love and praise God for all the blessings you have in your life!

Easter Day

Due to the crazy busy week prior to Easter, it was already planned to be pretty low key which it kind of stayed. We got up around 8 am so that the kids could hunt eggs and we could get everyone ready to go to Merced for church with GG Cedarholm. The kids really enjoyed the little goodies in their baskets from the Easter bunny. Boopy got the Lucky Ducks game, while Big Boy got a tail pull game. Both had fun Easter eggs with goodies, Big Boy's had a matchbox vehicle in it and Boopy had a miniature My Little Pony.

In the hallway upstairs the Easter bunny followed a tradition I grew up with and scattered change (pennies, nickels, dimes, etc.) on the floor leading to the Easter eggs. Boopy, who is very much into money these days, was quite excited, while Big Boy was more into the eggs.

Here they are checking out more plastic eggs with goodies hidden downstairs by the Easter bunny.

After a busy few hours home, we drove up to Merced and enjoyed a nice Easter service with GG Cedarholm. After church we went back to her house where the Easter bunny had made brunch and hid MORE eggs, this time with CANDY, for the kids.

Waiting for GG at her front door - I played a bit with Photoshop.

Papa Vaughn helped Big Boy put together the wooden airplane he got in his basket at home and then the kids got ready to head out to the backyard for egg hunting.

And while that would have made for a fairly eventful Easter day, we ended up with a bit more adventure than originally planned. Grandma Vaughn was originally going to drive down to meet in Merced for church, brunch and egg fun. Unfortunately, she fell ill and ended up in the hospital the night before and was being held for observation. So, since she couldn't come to us, we went to her! GG, Papa, the kids and me all drove the hour north and hung out with Grandma and Grandpa Vaughn in Grandma's hospital room. Not wanting to wear her out, we didn't stay long, but in the meantime the kids had a good time entertaining everyone and playing peek-a-boo with the room divider curtain.